Overview

• Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff, Gergely Gulyas, announced the restrictions in a Facebook post on Monday.
• Ukraine earlier this month blocked websites it deemed pro-Russian at the request of its security services, including eight Hungarian-language sites such as origo.hu.
• Hungary's move targets a dozen Ukrainian outlets that are widely read domestically, including European Pravda.
• Gulyas said Ukraine barred Hungarian portals for critical coverage of sanctions on Russia, military support for Ukraine, and the effectiveness of the EU and NATO, as well as for reporting on the Soros Foundation.
• There was no immediate official response from Ukraine, and the step further strains relations as Orban maintains skepticism of Western military aid and warmer ties with Vladimir Putin than many EU and NATO peers.